Bars & Entertainment

I've been at St Andrews university two years now and I think I've thrown up in pretty much every bar in the place. St Andrews is a relatively small town but apparently its got the more pubs per square foot than any other town in Britain! St Andrews has a pretty good range of pubs too, so whatever your taste you should find something you like. There are no nightclubs in town, so you have to go to Dundee for that. The closest St Andrews has to a nightclub is the Students Union 'bop', on Thursday, Friday and saturday night. The 'bops' can be fun but they get a bit repetitive and they do tend to be meat markets, but if ...  Read the complete review

During my 2 years I have already spent at the university of St Andrews I have come to know my way around(the pubs). With one of the highest distribution of Pubs per unit area St Andrews boasts one of the finest selection as well. Here is a sample of some of them: The Cellar bar and Aikman's The cellar as it suggests is within the cellar of Aikman's. This pub has to be one of my favourite's with a wide selection of real ales which are on a rotation system so each week a new flavour has been added to the already huge selection. The Tudor Inn Again the name gives away the theme of this Pub, It does not have ...  Read the complete review

It's very easy to leave St Andrews with an alcohol problem - especially if you had the start of one before you came close. Because there are no clubs, and there's really nothing to do in the town itself apart from eat and drink, getting sloshed is the most popular option. This is OK if you can control it, but if you can't, it can ruin your time here. And since alcohol is everywhere, you can never really escape. Temptation is all around. Help is available though. The GPs and the counselling service are very aware of the problem, and there's medication available to help achieve sobriety. It's called acamprosate, and it works on helping you give ...  Read the complete review

St Andrews is jam packed full of fine hostelries to enjoy the occasional ;-) sherbet at, and in the words of a prominent student politician in St Andrews, when asked whether Prince William would enjoy it in St Andrews, his reply came that there were more pubs per square foot in St Andrews than anywhere else. This review should hopefully be a comprehensive review of every single drinking establishment, although my memory may cause me to forget a few. I'll start on The Scores and work across town, street by street. 1) Station Road The Old Course Hotel, Hotel Bar With whiskies at up to 160 quid a shot, there are not many student regulars here. ...  Read the complete review

The University of St Andrew's Student union is a great place to relax after a long hard day of studying . It has three bars offering a wide range of beers and alcopops . The main bar is large and spacious with a loud colour scheme.There is a pool area , arcade games , fruit machines and a large TV screen for showing films , Sky Tv and sports . There is a small bar in venue 1 where all the entertainments take place . Upstairs there is the Cloud 9 which has a bar and a small dance floor and life size connect four and jenga to keep you entertained . The union also has a off-sales shop which sells alcohol , junk food and soft drinks , allowing you to continue ...  Read the complete review